"Do what you think is right about Shu Yi first. I've got something urgent and have to go. I'm not sure when I'll be back."
Hearing Chi Yu's flustered voice on the phone, Song Jinghao rolled his eyes. "Did your wife run away with someone? Why are you in such a hurry?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a two - second silence on the other end of the phone.
"Almost."
At first, Song Jinghao didn't understand. But when his brain processed what Chi Yu meant, he immediately went on high alert!
"I'll book a ticket for you right now!"
Just as he was about to hang up the phone, he became worried. He put the phone back to his ear and gave a few instructions.
"Don't come back until you've sorted things out. The company has me and so many employees. It won't go under. Go with peace of mind!"
Chi Yu was very touched. Since he returned to China, Song Jinghao had been handling all the affairs of the company, big and small, and had put in a great deal of effort.
"Thank..."
Before Chi Yu could finish his sentence, there was a busy tone on the phone.
Just after hanging up the phone, a new message popped up on his phone.
It was a strange phone number sent by Lu Wenxi.
Chi Yu's fingers tapped quickly on the screen.
"Thanks."
The other end replied quickly.
"I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing it for Mianbao. I don't want to see her sad."
"Alright, hurry up and make the call. I just tested it on purpose. The number can be reached."
Chi Yu long - pressed the strange phone number and dialed.
The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
Chi Yu thought Jiang Zhirou was deliberately avoiding his call, so he dialed from another number.
There was still no answer on the other end.
He was unwilling to give up and made several more calls in succession. It was not until the mechanical female voice sounded again on the last call that Chi Yu finally hung up, still reluctant to admit defeat.
On the other side.
The phone on the table rang and stopped, stopped and rang again. Si Moshen beside it seemed not to hear and was concentrating on the contract materials in his hand.
Seeing this, Uncle Shen couldn't help but speak up.
"Third Master, the other person might have something urgent to talk to Miss Zhirou about."
As soon as he finished speaking, Si Moshen's hand flipping through the materials paused. Then he slowly raised his head and his gaze fell on the phone in front of him.
"It's just a harassing call. Ignore it."
A harassing call?
Uncle Shen had never seen a harassing call that was so persistent. One number had been called more than a dozen times in a row. This didn't seem like a harassing call; it was more like a death - knell call.
Since Si Moshen had said so, Uncle Shen didn't pursue the matter any further.
He began to report on Jiang Zhirou and Chen Yixia's itinerary.
"Miss Zhirou and Miss Xia just got off the plane. The driver accompanying them said that Miss Zhirou seems to like Grindelwald very much and even said that she wants to retire there in the future."
Hearing this, a faint, almost imperceptible curve appeared on Si Moshen's eternally indifferent face. "If she likes it, buy her a house there."
After saying that, as if recalling something, he looked at Uncle Shen. "I remember there's still a piece of land over there. Ask her what kind of house she likes and build one for her according to her preferences."
Uncle Shen quickly responded. "I'll ask someone to come up with a few design drafts later. When Miss Zhirou comes back, let her choose."
"Okay." Si Moshen nodded.
...
Below their feet was Lake Bachalpsee, and looking up, not far away were the snow - capped mountains of the Bernese Highlands.
It was the first time for Chen Yixia and Jiang Zhirou to see such a scenery, and they both exclaimed in unison.
Hearing the sound, Chen Yixia turned to look at Jiang Zhirou beside her.
"Zhirou, you've never been here before either, have you?"
As soon as she asked this question, she regretted it.
Uncle Shen had told her that Jiang Zhirou had gone missing when she was very young and they only found out she was in the imperial capital in the past two years. Asking this way was undoubtedly making her recall those not - so - good past experiences.
Just as Chen Yixia was about to say something to make up for it, Jiang Zhirou's voice rang out first.
"No, I haven't. I'm just like you. It's actually my first time going abroad."
Jiang Zhirou looked at Chen Yixia with a smile. Her words didn't seem to be just to comfort her.
"There are so many places I haven't been to. It feels so good to come out and play. I never seemed to have the idea of going out to play before. Thank you, Yixia. You've helped me discover a new world."
Chen Yixia was stunned for a moment.
Chen Yu'an was a well - known figure in the imperial capital. Had he never taken her out to play?
Seeing her confused expression, Jiang Zhirou seemed to see through what she was thinking.
She began to explain: "Chen—" She almost called him by his name directly. After realizing it, she quickly changed her words.
"My brother was very busy with work before. There would always be bodyguards and such following us when we went out to play. I don't really like the feeling of being constantly watched, so I hardly ever went out to play. I spent most of my time at home."
There was not the slightest trace of regret in Jiang Zhirou's eyes as she said these words, as if she was talking about something unimportant.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was attentive. Chen Yixia beside her felt inexplicably heart - ache for her.
If she hadn't been sent to the imperial capital back then, with Si Moshen's doting on her, she should have traveled all over the world by now. Maybe she would have become an expert in a certain field.
But because of that incident, her life had been completely changed.
Chen Yixia looked at Jiang Zhirou with a look full of heart - ache. "Then let's come out and play together more often in the future."
"Okay!" Jiang Zhirou was really happy to hear this. The excitement in her eyes was almost overflowing.
"Yixia, go stand over there. I'll take a picture of you."
Jiang Zhirou's excited voice echoed in her ears.
Chen Yixia followed her instructions and found a perfect angle. She stood there and made a peace sign. The viewfinder framed Lake Bachalpsee and the snow - capped mountains of the Bernese Highlands completely in the picture.
Jiang Zhirou: "Take a few more."
After taking several pictures in a row, Jiang Zhirou looked through her masterpieces in the camera with satisfaction.
The composition, the picture—they were simply amazing!
Oh my god, was there anything in this world that she couldn't do?
Jiang Zhirou flipped through the pictures one by one and couldn't help but admire her own intelligence in her heart.
Looking at the walkie - talkie hanging on Jiang Zhirou's waist in the distance, Chen Yixia couldn't help but ask, "Zhirou, why do you bring a walkie - talkie with you? Don't you like using a phone?"
"What if Mr. Si wants to contact you?"
Jiang Zhirou was looking down at the masterpieces in the camera and didn't even raise her head.
"He's so busy all day. Why would he contact me? And don't you think the walkie - talkie is very convenient? As long as I turn on the switch, I can talk to people nearby immediately. It's so much fun."
As she said this, Jiang Zhirou looked up, picked up the walkie - talkie, adjusted the channel, and spoke into the microphone.
"Hello, hello. Is anyone there? If you receive this, please reply. Over and out."
Chen Yixia was amused by her. "Zhirou, we're abroad. If you want to talk to people nearby, you should speak in the local language, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Zhirou gave her a 'you just don't understand' look. Just as she was about to speak, a male voice came from the walkie - talkie.